Pope Francis holds a mass with the his former secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (right) and Cardinal Angelo Sodano (left) to mark the assumption on 15 August. Photograph: Maurizio Brambatti/EPA

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The London Oratory school in Fulham, west London, which was criticised for breaching the schools admissions code. 'Spending time in church to gain a place has become the religious equivalent of paying cash for honours.' Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA

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